Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-02-10

IGeme matters.
Tarnished silver ware may be restored
by hyposulphaie Of silver in q saturated So
luton Of salt, the application being made
with a cloth or brush.
LEMON Whitfield CREAM-Take two
fresh lemons and rub the Kinds on lump
Of loaf sugar; as the sugar absorbs the zest
scrape il of into a bowl, add some rich
cream and whip it until stiff. Then place
on ice till wanted.
To polish brass use ordinary whiting or
chalk and q damp cotton or WOODEN cloth.
If the metal Is stained or furnished, then
use rottenstone and oil on q cloth, and
finish with whiting for gloss II corrod-
ed and blackened, use oxalic acid in water
with the rottenstone, instead Of oil
C0pperas dissolved in water and applied
with a whisk broom is good for cleaning
iron sinks and drains For link, take one
fourth muriatic acid and three-fourths wa
ter, thickened with whiting and applied
with a cloth. Scour well with this mixture
and then wash with warm water.
SoUTHERS RICE PUDDISG.-Boilo one cup
Of rice for half an hour, then pour in a
quart Of milk and simmer slowly. Put in
small molds, let cool, and take out, lay on
q dish, on top Of each make an opening
with u spoon, fill with jelly, then pour into
the dish rich custard. Let cool, and eat
with sugar and wine.
on FOR FURNITURE.-Boil together
cold drawn linseed oil and as much aka
net root as it will cover, and to every quart
OF oil add two ounces of the best rose pink;
when all the color is extracted strain it of,
and for every quart add q gill of spirits of
turpentine; it will be very superior COM
position for soft and light mahogany.
BEEF SAUsAGEs.-Chop tough or coarse
'stake-piece" fine, or get your butcher to do
it for you; season with little powdered
thyme, salt, pepper, very little mustard,
a teaspoonful of lemon juice and pinch of
grated lemon peel, make into round, fiat
cakes, roll in flour and fry in little hot
dripping of butter, turning as they brown.
Drain and serve hot.
For a good mahogany stain there is moth
ing better than little Vandyke brown
glazed over with Victoria lake. After
brushing over the wood with the former,
wipe with a damp cloth; this by removing
color from the harder parts where it has
less deeply sunk, will cause the grain to
come out more distinctly than by the brush
alone.
4 convenient needle case is one made Of
different shades of olive felt, mingled with
red and olive, cut into the form of autumn
leaves. The ornamentation consists Of
feather stitch in colored silks Stimulating the
veining of the natural Leaf. The leaves are
grouped in pretty cluster, fastened with
bow of ribbon and pinned upon curtain or
doOrhanging.
To prevent polished steel from rusting,
after cleaning, and when not in use, take
a cloth, with a very little sweet oil on it,
and wipe the articles over so as to slightly
but evenly oil the surface. Steel knives
which are not in general use may be kept
from rusting if they arc dipped in strong
solution OF soda, one part water to four of
soda; then wipe dry, roll in flannel aud
keep in dry place.
For plain but palatable fruit cake take
one cupful of sugar, one-half cupful Of mo-
laSses, one cupfh of buttermilk or sour
milk, two and half cupfuls Of -four, one
cuptul of chopped raiSins, a half cupful Of
currants, two tablespoonsful Of butter,
teaspoonful of soda in the milk or flour and
half teaspoonful each of cloves, CHINA
mon and nutmeg, This will bake in about
forty minutes in moderate oven.
To make a good cement for crockery,
take one pound Of white shellac pulverized,
two ounces of clean gum mastic; put these
in bottle, and then add one half pound
pure sulphuric ether. Let it stand half an
hour, and then add one-half gallon nine
~ per cent alcohol, and shake occasionally
until it is dissolved. Heat the edges of the
article TO be mended, and apply the cement
with pencil brush; hold the article firmly
together till the cement cools.
y pretty and useful little article in the
way of fancy tissue paper work is shade
in form of a sunflower, for lamp not 9th
erwise screened. Cut petals five inches
long, two inches wide and tapering 10
point; crinkle them up on knitting nee
die and gum in thick, overlapping rows
upon II round piece of cardboard. Fill the
center with yellow and black fringed cut
paper. Fasten 10 the cardboard a wire
bent over 50 as 10 hook on 10 the globe, and
cover the back of the cardboard neatly by
pasting On paper.
II You have yelks of eggs LEFT from ma
king macaroonS or other dainties. they may
be utilized for jumbles, as follows: Make
thTee-quarters of a pound of butter and the
same quantity ofpowdered sugar, the velks